WHITE DEVIL

45 Seriousness II

Four years ago in the yard of a dull house.

It was a bright day then. The birds whistled, ready to return home. White clouds decorate the sky without any cloudy omens there. Orange light filled the vast space.

Arif is now conducting martial arts training that he has been doing since the last two years. “To be on guard when one day I need to defend myself.” That was the motivation he gave to his teacher. Mr. Wira.

BUG-BUG-BUG

As always. Mr. Wira never restrained himself in doing something. He does it to the maximum even in this case that is training, he does not hesitate to make his own students battered.

Arif knew that from his first meeting with him. In addition to being cruel and cruel, in the eyes of Arif Mr. Wira is a father who never shows affection for his only son.

For that reason, Arif tried desperately to beat Mr. Wira to teach him a lesson, even though touching it felt very impossible.

Arif tried to avoid and deflect all the blows Mr. Wira. Still, the difference in strength caused Arif to continue to be cornered. His leg arm had turned blue, the wounds on his face were swollen.

Don't expect tolerance from him.

BUGS

The other blow came. Right about the chest. Arif shouted loudly, within seconds he felt his chest being crushed by a boulder and had trouble breathing before finally falling to the ground.

Arif tried to stand up, but every time his body moved the pain when it came like a wave. So hurt. It felt like his bones would soon break. Not only that, his hands and feet were too tired to move. It feels heavy just to lift a fingertip.

“Rise” Said Mr. Wira in a cynical tone.

He put the soles of his feet on the crown of Arif, then he stepped as hard as possible.The eyes of Mr. Wira stared intently at the eighteen-year-old teenager.

“Rise! In the real fight you who are this weak will only be a despicable fertilizer! Rise up. Don't pretend to be deaf, get up!” The words of Mr. Wira are getting louder and threatening. His feet pressed harder.

Arif's face full of bruises felt increasingly painful by the actions of Mr. Wira. With all his might, his arm that had raised veins was forced to lift up a body full of wounds. More, more, more, stronger. The echo was burning in his heart.

“Too slow.” Mr. Wira immediately raised his leg followed by a very hard punch technique. The punch slid without Arif noticing and hit the side of his face, leaving the teenager lying unconscious.

“Bad. Bad one. Two years you haven't shown any meaningful progress.” The eyes of Mr. Wira were still staring at Arif who had not moved.

His view then turned to another direction, His son's wife was there. Watching Arif training with a trembling body. There was nothing more frightening to him than his own father.

“Urus the rest Wira. This friend of yours has wasted a lot of my time.” Said Mr. Wira while looking at his own son.

Mr. Wira immediately went from there with annoyed steps. Just like the deal Arif made with him. “Whatever happens to you, I don't want to take responsibility.”

Highlight his eyes were cold and cruel, more terrifying than the Wira who had the face of a thug. The large wound that scratched on his face refined his figure that was like an international network mafia boss.

The hero immediately approached Arif as soon as possible. Carry it and take care of it as best as possible. His hardness is lost when around his father. Wira looked at Arif who fainted on the bed with a sad look.

Conscious disposition. The full flower must be obtained for the sake of his father.

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Even in the worst conditions, the difference in strength of Arif and senior Tein was like heaven and earth.

Arif who was lying on the ground tried to get back up. Blood sweat had appeared on his exhausted body. Twice Arif's eyes blurred with fatigue.

“What an irritating thing. Why do you keep standing for a lie. Your dream to heal grandma and Sheiny will never come true.” Said Senior Tein by bringing her face closer to Arif who had fallen on the ground.

A very evil face.

“No going!” Arif shouted loudly while flicking his right arm.

“I must have gotten the Full Flower and healed Grandma and Sheiny. That's sure!”

The people who were swarming around him instantly focused on Arif. The spirit of the boy has not faded. Something unusual.

“Understand my word this shrimp brain.” Senior Tein approached back with an extremely dark aura. The atmosphere is starting to feel stifling.

“The reason why the two can't heal is because you won't see them again. Deep Arkkana will devour you before you return. Why are you so stupid to understand something this simple. Instead of picking up your death you better go home and fulfill their last days.”

A few moments later Arif was silent. Part of him started to justify the words of senior Tein. Negative thoughts quickly swept his mind. Arif tried to speak up, but was immediately cut off by senior Tein.

“With hard work and confidence then everything will become real. Didn't he? Your stupidity is already too mountainous shrimp brain. You need more than hard work and confidence to survive, sometimes you even have to give up your humanity. Act like a beast without reason.”

Arif's body suddenly froze.

Arif immediately shook his head strongly, expelling all negative thoughts. Arif then ran towards senior Tein to deliver a few punches and kicks, showing how serious he was in this matter.

His eyebrows tapered, there was anger in every blow he gave.

“Is that your curiosity? All right I'll tell you slowly.” All Arif's blows hit empty air. Despite having only one leg, Tein's senior evasive speed remained unbeatable.

“It's not getting better, the days after killing my last partner got worse. The Grinsekta appeared one by one. They attack and keep attacking. Until I finally amputated my left leg because of their poison.” Senior Tein told me a story while continuing to avoid. It's easy for him to do it.

Arif doesn't care. Tein's senior story she regards as a past wind. His hands kept giving punches.

“Not just that. My body was already very sick, there was no food and no place to spend the night. Inevitably I had to force this weak body to feel all that pain. Maybe death is better, that's what I thought. Up to a point, I took the bodies of my comrades and made them bait to keep the Grinsektas away. I'm a true demon, right.” The end of the sentence was accompanied by a short laugh.

Arif's punch stopped with the end of the sentence. His eyeballs looked dead with all the energy that seemed to collapse from his muscles.

“Is this too surprising for you, shrimp brain? This is only a small part of the dark side of Arkkana City. If anyone eats the carcass of his own brother after falling into the darkness of Arkkana, I believe it. Arkkana will take all your sanity and make you a beast.”

Such a strong intimidation.

Slowly Arif lost the strength to stand up and eventually fell to bend his knees. The story told by senior Tein stabbing managed to make it lose all power. The end of the sentence was like a row of swords piled up on Arif's back.

“So forget your dream of healing them. Both deaths have been outlined.” Senior Tein started leaving Arif. He grabbed his wooden stick and started walking.

Just two seconds into the step, senior Tein was startled with Arif again rising up. A quick punch he avoided remained beside the face.

“Truly troublesome. Why are you so quick to get off the tip of the horn?” Senior Tein comments with flat face.

Arif shut up and came back. Punch after punch back to dart. The martial technique he honed with Mr. Wira he showed. Stronger, faster, more accurate.

BUGS

Finally Arif's punch successfully hit his opponent.

“Lumayan for amateur size. You're full of shrimps brain shocks. Maybe I'll be a little more serious.”

Senior Tein dropped the wooden stick, clenched her functional right hand and stared intently at Arif.

A second the deadly gaze sent a murderous chill, the bristles brimmed.

With one leg, senior Tein jumped towards Arif. His right hand immediately gave him a consecutive punch, Arif could only fend off and several times lost balance.

Senior Tein then bowed her body, resting with the right palm on the ground, her right foot spinning rapidly in the air and launching a loud kick.

Arif was hit right on the cheek, making him take a few steps back, but his balance was still solid. It made senior Tein more brutal to bring out his techniques.

Eight search teams were stunned to see the scene of the fight. No words came out, all silent, living the fight in front of them.

“Aaarg..” Kali Arif's body thumped on the ground after receiving Tein's senior vertical kick.

“I'm curious, why are you so solid as that with your fake dream.” Senior Tein grabbed the cane, stood up and put on a more relaxed position.

Arif wipes his wounds and tries to get up again. His body was flooded with sweat and was extremely exhausted.

“My martial arts teacher said. Life is about when you get up. The slower you get up, then you'll realize how much loss you've got.” Said Arif with a broken tone.

The body that was in pain he was forced to continue standing.

Senior Tein was transfixed for a moment by that sentence. Those words felt familiar to his ears. Once upon a time, someone said the same thing to her.

The already exhausted Arif fell on the ground. His consciousness was still intact, his spirit was still full but his strength was drained away.

Arif was very surprised by the sight he saw next. “Raiyan, Sanzhu The two names came out from the mouth of senior Tein in a soft voice. There were tears that melted there along with the twisted memory when his best friend he killed with his own hands.

“Sanzhu.....sorry......” Senior Tein's body fell unconscious before he finished his sentence.

Arif jumped forward, quickly catching that critical body. Up close Arif could see how many wounds senior Tein was wrapped in bandages. It was truly magical that senior Tein could still move so violently with injuries like this.

“Senior-senior-senior_” Anxious and worried voice immediately scrounges Arif. The eight people scrambled to check on senior Tein's condition.

The fight ended with a question mark.